Big summer used book sale ready to go

On the prowl for summer reading that fits your inflation-challenged budget? The Friends of the Rochester Hills Public Library’s Summer Used Book Sale is set for July 26 –July 31.

Thousands of books and other items ---CDs, DVDs, games and puzzles ---are for sale at the library building at 500 Olde Towne Road in downtown Rochester. It’s located in the library’s second floor addition in the space dedicated to the Friends’ used book operation.

Every sale has a different mix. This summer, there is “an usually wide selection of large print books,” said Ann Gruenewald, the Friend sale chairperson. Most will go for reader-friendly pricing at $1 for hardcover and large softcover and 50 cents for small paperbacks.

The sale hours are familiar to regulars with one exception. Because the library is closed on Sundays in the summer, the Bag Day (all the items you can place in a large paper grocery bag for $5) will be Monday morning. Come early for the best selection.

As usual, Friends members (new members can join upon entry) get to take part in a pre-sale, set for Wednesday, July 26, from 5:30 – 8 p.m.

The general sale open to the public then takes place as follows:

• Thursday, July 27: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• Friday, July 28: 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• Saturday, July 29: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Monday, July 31: 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Bag Day (explained above).

Note that library’s operating hours differ slightly from the sale hours.

More information on the sale — and membership in the Friends group —is available at 248-650-7178 or via the internet at www.rhpl.org, click on the Friends’ link. Proceeds from the event go to the Friends, the Rochester Hills Public Library’s primary volunteer support group. The Friends fund many library needs and improvements beyond its public budget.